# USDA Issues Recommended Decision Proposing Amendments to  all Eleven Federal Milk Marketing Orders | Agricultural Marketing Service

> USDA issued a Recommended Decision proposing amendments to pricing formulas across all 11 Federal milk marketing orders, following a 49-day hearing. Changes include new milk composition factors, using only 40-pound block cheddar prices, updated manufacturing allowances, and a revised Class I skim milk pricing method.

- Date: 2024-07-01 · published 2024-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29262-usda-issues-recommended-decision-proposing-amendments-to-all-eleven-federal
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to the pricing formulas alter how US milk is valued, which can shift producer returns and dairy herd decisions over time, though the immediate feed price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-01-16 | [USDA Issues Final Rule on Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders \| Agricultural Marketing Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26516-usda-issues-final-rule-on-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| MILK | 2024-11-14 | [USDA Agricultural Service Releases Federal Milk Marketing Order Decision - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27406-usda-agricultural-service-releases-federal-milk-marketing-order-decision-dairy.md) | -0.3% | -6.0% |
| MILK | 2025-02-24 | [Pricing Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26045-pricing-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.0% | -8.4% |
| MILK | 2025-02-01 | [Evaluating the Implications of the USDA AMS Final Decision on Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26672-evaluating-the-implications-of-the-usda-ams-final-decision-on-federal-milk.md) | -1.3% | -0.8% |
| MILK | 2024-07-15 | [Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders \| 89 FR 57580](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29418-milk-in-the-northeast-and-other-marketing-areas-proposed-amendments-to.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- ams.usda.gov: https://www.ams.usda.gov/content/usda-issues-recommended-decision-proposing-amendments-all-eleven-federal-milk-marketing

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